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Another national sports governing body is facing tough questions from a leading lawmaker amid accusations that a figure skater’s allegations of sexual abuse by a top coach were swept under the rug. Senator Jeanne Shaheen , a Democrat from New Hampshire, blasted U.S. Figure Skating for its handling

Craig Maurizi has been here before. In 1999, he accused Richard Callaghan, once figure skating’s top coach, of sexually abusing him when he was one of his students more than a decade earlier. He reported the abuse to the sport’s national governing body. He told his story to several major media

House Speaker Paul Ryan is taking the unusual step of pushing back on President Donald Trump 's proposal to impose stiff traffics on aluminum and steel imports, saying the president needs to take a "smarter way" to avoid "collateral damage." Ryan, who Monday warned of a possible trade war if Trump

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Scott Blackmun is resigning as CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, citing health problems as the reason he'll depart after leading the federation for more than eight years. Blackmun, 60, was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this winter and did not attend the

Lawmakers on official overseas trips this congressional recess have made public comments appearing to reassure foreign partners that the U.S. relationship with their countries is not changing for the worse, despite remarks from President Donald Trump that can make those partners think otherwise.

Top leaders in the Senate are calling for a Senate Ethics Committee review of Sen. Al Franken , D-Minn., who was recently accused of forcibly kissing a woman and appearing to grope her while she slept. The committee has not announced whether it will pursue a preliminary inquiry into the alleged

In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Thursday meant to strengthen the existing background check system for firearms. The Fix NICS Act, which refers to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System , would set

A Trump administration nominee for a top Pentagon job told Congress on Tuesday that it's "insane" civilians can buy semiautomatic assault rifles — like the type used in Sunday's deadly church shooting in Texas. "I'd also like to — and I may get in trouble with other members of the committee — just

The Department of Homeland Security is directing all 430 departments, agencies and offices comprising the U.S. government to scrub their systems for any software made by Kaspersky Lab, a world-renowned cybersecurity firm based in Moscow that U.S. officials increasingly allege has ties to the

The Senate is looking to mandate a full, government-wide ban on the use of all products made by one of the world's most respected cybersecurity firms, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, according to congressional sources. The move would be the U.S. government's most drastic response yet to growing